Chronic tension-type headache in adolescents. Clinical and psychological characteristics analyzed through self- and parent-report questionnaires

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 697-706

  Battistutta, Sara ^a   Aliverti, Renata ^a   Montico, Marcella ^a   Zin, Roberto ^a   Carrozzi, Marco ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; CTTH; Externalizing and internalizing syndromes; Multidisciplinary approach; Self and parent report questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 68449088760     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn102     Document Type: Article

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